Sunday, May 17, 2020
How to Find Social Workers Resumes Samples
How to Find Social Workers Resumes SamplesYou need to take the time to find some good social workers resume samples because they are important to make sure you choose the right one. They can change your life if you go and get one that suits you. It is not always an easy thing to do, but if you find some good samples that are high quality you will be well on your way to landing a great job.So where do you start looking for social workers resume samples? The easiest place to start is with the ones that you see on job sites. You have probably noticed many of them there already. This is good because it can give you an idea of what is popular or something that is truly good.You want to make sure that you check out all of the information you find because it will come in handy later. For example, if you see a resume that says something like 'Mother Teresa volunteer' there is nothing wrong with that because the information is good and there is nothing wrong with it.However, you will notice t hat if you look at other sites you will see that most of the information you find will be just the same. This can be frustrating and very disappointing. You want to make sure that you take the time to find the best information and the ones that show how the person is able to write for them.You also want to find out if the person you are going after isn't an actual person or if they have created their own resume or their resumes are of low quality and that they don't need your help. Then you should move on to another person.Most of the social workers resume samples that you will find online are the ones that are created by real people that have all of the necessary information you need to get you started. There are all different types of people who can help you, so you should take the time to research each one to make sure you are using the correct one. That is why they are called social workers resume samples.Another important aspect to look for is if they are offering you any kind of training. You should look for any training that is offered and see if it is something that will make you a better applicant. This will help you learn how to be an excellent social worker as well as someone who will give you the training and education needed to be able to fill the position.If you take the time to find some good social workers resume samples you will have the right answer for every question you may have. The time will fly by and you will have landed the job of your dreams!
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Should You Have a Mortgage in Retirement - Guest Post - Career Pivot
Should You Have a Mortgage in Retirement - Guest Post - Career Pivot Should You Have a Mortgage in Retirement? Conventional wisdom says to pay off your mortgage by the time you reach financial independence. Why is that not always the best approach? It seems to make sense â" a mortgage paid off before retirement reduces your monthly expenses and reduces the amount of debt you hold. So common is this desire that Wikipedia has an entry on mortgage burning. When then must you carefully evaluate whether this approach works for you? The decision involves more than math. Possessing a high confidence that you will earn more (after-tax) on your money than you pay in mortgage interest indicates you should keep the mortgage. Yet that ignores the psychological benefit you get from a paid-in-full home. And if you have a high aversion to debt, would you prefer to be mathematically correct or to sleep well? You should not ignore other financial goals. After paying off the mortgage, can you still deal with unexpected expenses, health care needs, home renovations, or helping out family members? Do you still have high-interest rate credit card debt that should be paid off? Do you feel comfortable with the size of your retirement nest egg or should you direct funds there instead? Gauge your feelings toward alternative approaches. Some clients view their mortgage as paid off as long as they have the assets available to pay it off at any time. Some would consider the more consumer-friendly reverse mortgage. You may even have the ability to shore up other weaknesses in your financial picture while reducing the debt in the home. To learn more, check out these recent articles: Should you pay off your mortgage when retiring? (CNBC) Maybe You Shouldnât Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retirement (Fox Business) Reverse Mortgages (Federal Trade Commission) This decision is not easy. Various economic, psychological, and outside factors all play a role in the right decision for you. Consider seeking out guidance from a qualified financial adviser to avoid missing out on creative solutions to this challenge! Think about your own situation. Is a mortgage in retirement a burden or a liberating opportunity to use those assets elsewhere? Biography Elliott Weir, MBA, CFP ® has been working with families to help them navigate retirement since 2004. He started III Financial in 2012 to focus on helping address the financial realities faced by people over age 50, without the sale of products or the large asset fees of money managers. He is also the editor for the Society of Financial Service Professionals âRetirement Counselingâ newsletter. Elliott earned his MBA in 2002 through the McCombs School of Business (University of Texas at Austin). He enjoys watching the US National soccer team, tinkering with technology alongside his son Travis, keeping up with his son Tyler, and going to see movies with his wife of 17 years, Carrie. Listen to the most recent episode For more, please read his full bio. Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Find The Right Company Culture
Find The Right Company Culture 6 Ways To Learn About It You want to find a place to work where you feel you belong, right? You want to do work you enjoy alongside people you like. Your happiness and success depend on both. It comes down to finding a company with the right culture for you. Company culture is a hot topic among both companies and individuals, but it can be difficult to define. I had the opportunity to talk with Josh Bersin, founder and principal at Bersin by Deloitte, about engagement and company culture. Bersin and Deloitte recently conducted research on company culture and engagement, and found these two factors are the most important issues facing leadership today. Heres the headline: In an era of heightened corporate transparency, greater workforce mobility, and severe skills shortages, culture, engagement, and retention have emerged as top issues for business leaders. Identifying the right culture impacts you as a job seeker and employee so lets take a deeper dive and look at six things Josh Bersin recommends you do! So What Is Company Culture? The best way to describe it is to talk about the artifacts of culture, or the examples of culture, says Josh Bersin, founder and principal at Bersin by Deloitte, a provider of research and advisory services focused on corporate learning. Culture can be represented by the companys facilities, charismatic executives annual events or awards received. And as difficult as it is for a company to define its culture, its even more challenging for a candidate to learn about it. Bersin says the best way to discover the authentic company culture is to observe it: Learn A Lot By Looking Around Bersin often tours companies he consults with and says he can tell in less than two minutes what the culture of the company is like. Culture is something you can feel, he says. Do people look excited? Are they talking and collaborating? Does it look like the company is investing money in the facility? Look around. Are there people your age who you would enjoy working with? As a candidate, pay close attention to these types of details as a way of assessing your fit within the company. Youll also need to ask questions to learn more about the company. Candidates should have their own set of questions. Early in your career, sometimes it can be intimidating Bersin says, but he adds that there are many questions to help all levels of employees uncover the company culture. Question If the Company Understands Your Needs Early in your career, look for an organization that understands your unique needs. Bersin suggests looking for companies that have programs for young careerists, such as onboarding and career development programs for new people. Bersin also recommends asking questions such as: What does an early career look like here? How will I be evaluated? What have other people my age done during their first two or three years here? Some progressive employers even offer rotational development programs. Later in your career, Bersin says you may want answers to these questions: Is this a company that builds leadership? What can I do at this stage? Can somebody come in from the outside and instantly build enough credibility, or does he she have to be here a long time? Talk To Employees There is no better insight than speaking with someone who works in the company. Bersin recommends asking the recruiter or interviewer if you can talk to other people who work there. If so, ask them how they got ahead and what developmental experiences they had. Other questions to ask: How easy is it to make friends? What assignments and projects were you able to take on? What do you do when things dont go well around here? Technically, you can also identify employees in advance of a formal interview, by researching the company on LinkedIn, and ask those same questions. Ask: What Will I Learn? It isnt just the warm and fuzzy stuff that matters. One question that Bersin recommends asking is: What am I going to learn in my career two to three years from now as a result of working for you? It should go without saying that you commit to giving the company 100 percent of your effort. Bersin says he can look back on each job during his career and point to exactly what I learned during those periods of time and contributed to who I am today. If you are new in the workplace, understand that your job isnt just about how much money youll make, the fun youll have or if you enjoy the work. You want to look back knowing what you got out of that experience, Bersin says. Dont Fear Asking Questions Do you feel like asking too many or too tough questions could turn off the interviewer? Dont worry about that. Bersin says he likes being asked questions that challenge him or that he may not be able to easily answer. It shows you are interested, serious and actually did some research. Bersin uses the example: If you ask about the patterns of successful leaders, a recruiter might say, Thats a great question; let me connect you with someone who can answer that. This can result in the opportunity to speak with a person you normally wouldnt have met. Research Online You can also research companies using Glassdoor, LinkedIn and Facebook, Bersin says. And dont forget to check past and present employees. Look for patterns or trends in where employees came from. Some companies tend to have, for better or worse, a pattern for hiring similar people from similar backgrounds and experience or companies, Bersin says. This could indicate how difficult it may be for you to get in if you are not from the same groups. Is there a manifesto or videos of employees on the companys website? Bersin has noticed more companies are attempting to capture the culture with these types of tools. Research the stock price and where the company is financially and where they have been, Bersin recommends. Any changes in these numbers could show an investment in the company culture. Bersin notes that companies that recently experienced a crisis may be poised to make the right types of cultural change. By conducting research, making observations and asking smart, insightful questions, you should be able to determine if these are your people. In other words, Bersin asks: Do you feel like you belong there? Originally posted on US News World Report
Friday, May 8, 2020
What happens when you live for your retirement - When I Grow Up
What happens when you live for your retirement - When I Grow Up My Dad is in his mid-60s. He and his wife recently moved out of their condo and into a retirement community an hour or two away from where they were living. They made the move earlier than they planned, but are enjoying the semi-retired life thats spent doing a bit of work and a lot of leisure. In late October, my Dad came to visit from Florida. He was here for a family celebration, and was in my apartment with his wife, my mother-in-law, myself and the baby. I walked into a conversation that my Dad was having with my mother-in-law, and its stuck with me since. He was explaining to her how much they love their new home and lifestyle, and how devastated they were to hear that a close friend of theirs was newly diagnosed with terminal cancer. A man in his 60s, he was given just months to live. Here we are, finally reaping the rewards of what weve worked our whole lives forand it can be taken away from us just like that. Its not fair. And while I absolutely sympathized with the words I heard my Dad speak and the feelings behind them my first thought was: Im so thankful I dont live my life like that. Im so thankful I didnt trudge through 40 years of my life because I decided that my career wouldnt (or couldnt!) feel fulfilling, or exciting, or meaningful to me. Im so thankful that I didnt deny myself what would truly make me happy, both personally and professionally. Im so thankful that I listened to the scary whispers from deep inside my heart, telling me to be a career coach for creative womeneven though I felt slightly insane for doing so. Im so thankful that I dont dread Mondays, live for the weekends, and hate the days in between. Im so thankful that I can pay all the bills, put some in savings, and build towards a retirement that wont feel like a Get Out of Jail Free card. Come to think of it, Id be surprised if I fully retired at all! I just want the option to continue to wake up and be able to do what I enjoy doing. Im so thankful I can be The When I Grow Up Coach, a mother, a wife and a friend all at once. No matter what time it is or where I am, I rarely have to choose who I get to be. Im so thankful that I can be me, 24/7. Want the same for yourself, but not sure where to start? Career Camp registration closes tomorrow!
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Career Resume Writing Help - Where to Find it
Career Resume Writing Help - Where to Find itCareer resume writing help is not so difficult, but it's vital to be consistent. Most people do not know how to get started, but once they do they realize how hard the task is. There are many ways to get started and you can make a plan from there.Contact professional resume writers and ask them to help you. Ask if they can help you with your resume or if they have any professional resume writing services to offer. You may be surprised at what they have to offer. These professionals will write your resume and have it professionally formatted for submission.Professional resume writers have years of experience and are very familiar with the job market. It is possible to receive help from an experienced professional resume writer and there are services that you can find online, but the best way to find someone is to approach them.Consider changing the information in your resume to show that you have achieved success. There are many opportuniti es to show that you have changed careers and made a successful transition to another career. For example you may want to tell employers that you recently completed an MBA program and now you work in business administration.Another option is to show the importance of your education and degree by including it in your resume. If your goal is to become a doctor you may want to include in your resume that you completed your degree at the University of Chicago.If you need advice on how to write a resume, consider asking career coaches and professionals to assist you. They will know which parts of your resume to highlight and which to skip. Also if they are able to consult with you before you send your resume to be reviewed, they will likely give you the best advice to help you land the job.Career counselors and professionals are trained in the specific skills and strengths of the people that they help and the best way to get help is to approach them directly. Do not let job hunting ruin y our resume.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
A Job Opportunity That Pays Nearly $100K Is Disappearing
A Job Opportunity That Pays Nearly $100K Is Disappearing Insurance brokersâ jobs rely on two basic truths: Insurance is necessary and insurance is confusing. While this combination has helped brokers maintain what seemed like a stable role in a centuries-old industry, new graduates hoping for a sure thing might want to look elsewhere. From 2017 to 2018, nine out of every ten job posts with the job title âinsurance brokerâ disappeared from the online jobs marketplace ZipRecruiter, meaning employers were posting 92% fewer calls for insurance brokers than they were just a year before â" the biggest decrease of any job title on the site. In short, insurance brokers help individuals and companies buy, sell, and negotiate the terms of otherwise tedious and intricate insurance claims, and they make a pretty good living doing it. According to the ZipRecruiter salaries page, the remaining openings for insurance brokers offer a comfortable national average salary of $93,615 â" almost twice the national average salary of $51,960. But employment in insurance carriers âand related activitiesâ is growing at a slower rate every year, according to an analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statisticsâ Current Labor Statistics â" up 0.9% from March 2018 to March 2019, versus 1% the previous year, and 1.8% the year before that. âThe average change in employment by occupation is usually around 2% at a time like this, when the economy is growing,â said ZipRecruiter labor economist Julia Pollak, adding that the changes in job listings are more dramatic and a good indicator of whatâs going to happen to the industryâs employment numbers going forward. There are a couple of potential reasons for the deceleration of insurance broker job listings. One reason Pollak gives is that the insurance industry is in a correction phase, having hired too many people too quickly after the Great Recession in order to meet an increase in demand. âMany organizations ramped up hiring dramatically and some of them are now cutting back, realizing that they might have hired enough people and expanded staff enough to deal with the expansion in demand.â Labor and delivery nurses, a profession that saw a 68% decrease in listings on ZipRecruiter from 2017 to 2018, are also in a correction phase a decade after the Recession, according to Pollak. Hiring for these positions apparently never really slowed down until now. âThroughout the 2000s there was a massive expansion in nursing hiring and it didnât stop during the Recession at all while other industries cut back. But now weâre seeing that one part of nursing hiring is slowing down: Hiring for nurse contractors, so travel nurses, on-call nursing, agency nurses,â she said. Delivering babies is the very definition of a hands-on profession, a job will that never be subject to automation. But parts of the insurance industry are vulnerable, and thatâs another reason behind its drop in hiring: the latest industrial revolution relies heavily on data collection, systematic computing, and data analysis to replace existing practices and jobs. âThe key outcome of using so much data and so much computing power is that weâve become better at predicting things,â Pollak said. âAnd when things become more predictable, itâs less necessary to insure against them.â Itâs a similar story that applies to the decline in sales, accounting, and advertising, which make up a bulk of the list of fastest declining jobs. Automation in the form of e-commerce platforms, advanced computing technology, and algorithms for targeting ads has changed these industries in such a way that they require less manpower than they previously did. These professions do still depend on human interaction to some extent. But Pollakâs take is that the companies that donât seize the opportunity to join the automation movement when it comes their way, will be the ones putting their employees on the sidelines as their industry moves forward. âItâs not technology that destroys jobs,â she said. âItâs often the people who use the technology best who destroy the jobs of people who donât adopt the technology.â
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Job Board Detox Tip #1 Create a Job Search Plan - Work It Daily
Job Board Detox Tip #1 Create a Job Search Plan - Work It Daily Welcome to the first day of your detox - your job board detox that is. Throughout the month Iâll be sending you tips to help you through âlife without job boardsâ. The whole goal is to help you be more effective in your approach to job search and to leave the âcrutchâ of job boards behind. I want you to end this month with an appreciation for the other ways to search and a healthier use of job boards. Use them in the most effective way and not as a time waster. Todayâs tip: Create a plan for your search for the next 30 days. Yes, a plan. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. There are several steps involved in a quality, effective, job search. Some of my colleagues will list as many as 40 steps and depending on the type of position, it could be that many. For this tip, break it into five key areas. Defining Target Marketing Yourself Connecting with Decision Makers Research and Prepare Go Get It - Interview and Accept a Position Write out a plan for at least the next 30 days of what you want to accomplish in your search. Job board detox image from Bigstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!
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